Hampton fund research grant

Faculty of Arts Office of the Dean Buchanan A, Room 240

Faculty of Arts 2016 Arts Undergraduate Research Awards (AURA)

Application Form for Grants up to $3,000 per Student to a maximum of 4 students

Applicant’s surname					Applicant’s first name			Academic Rank
Department					Email			Phone
Name of Student(s) to be employed (may be left blank if name(s) are unknown at time of application)
Surname			First name				Year of study			Student number
Surname			First name				Year of study			Student number
Surname			First name				Year of study			Student number
Surname			First name				Year of study			Student number
Title of project:
Please attach a Detailed Project description and a Budget justification (please see Instruction sheet for details)
Total Funding Request (maximum $3,000 per student):								$
Previous award received from the AURA program
Year(s)	Amount(s)	Title(s)
Please arrange for ethical certification if your project requires it. If you already have approval please provide the certificate number in the space below. (Note: project title and agency must be an exact match to the information listed on the certificate)
Certification Number (complete if a current certification number covers this project):
Human subjects will be used:						Human subjects will not be used:
Signatures (Deadline is Wednesday, November 25, 2015)
Applicant				Signature					Date
Department Head/Director				Signature					Date
Matthew Evenden Associate Dean of Research				Signature					Date
Office of Research Services				Signature					Date

Faculty of Arts

2016 Arts Undergraduate Research Awards (AURA)

(Funding distributed between February and August 2016)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. 
   Attachment information (do not include this instruction page with your application):
   

All attachments must be word processed on 8 ½ x 11” white paper, ¾” margins, single spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman font.

2. 
   Detailed project description (if you have more than one project, please submit a separate application for each project):
   

Provide a one page maximum description of each of your research proposal(s). The description(s) should include your research methodology and anticipated research contribution and impact. In addition, describe the role(s) of the student(s) to be employed. What is the nature of their participation in the project?

3. 
   Budget justification
   

Provide a budget justification for the funds being requested – ½ page maximum.

1. 
   Hours per week and number of weeks or months per student
   
2. 
   Students normally paid $16.00/hr plus 4% vacation pay as U/G Research Assistants
   
3. 
   Students must be BA/BFA/BMus students in their third or fourth year – they may graduate in May 2015 and still receive this award until August 31, 2015.
   
4. 
   Funds may only be used for payroll expenses.
   

4. 
   Application deadline
   

Your completed application must be received by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, November 25, 2015.

Applicants should submit 1 signed original (if time lines are tight you can email your application to Marcy Caouette and then arrange for the original to be delivered on Wednesday, November 25).

Marcy Caouette

C/O Dean of Arts Office, Buchanan A, Room A240

Campus mail: Zone 1
Questions about AURA can be directed to Marcy Caouette at [e-mail] or 604-822-6700.

5. 
   Signatures
   

All applications must be signed by the applicant and the applicant’s Head or Director.

[Note: The signatures of Matthew Evenden, Associate Dean of Research, and Research Services are not required at the time of submission to the Dean of Arts Office.]

6. 
   Timelines
   

The Adjudication Committee will meet by Mid- December, 2015. Decisions will be relayed to individuals within 2 weeks of the meeting. Funds will be available from February 1, 2016 to August 31, 2016. Please remember that all students hired are required to complete a written report by September 30, 2016 – please be sure to keep some monies aside to pay for the time needed to write this report.

Updated October 2014